PSYCHIC VISION JAGANREI (“Psychic Vision: Evil Eye Ghost”) Production: Japan, 1988 Director: Ishii Teruyoshi Category: Horror This 49-minute independent video production is often cited as the precursor of J-Horror, the genre which flourished in the 1990s and produced films such as Joyu-Rei, Ringu, Ju-On, and Kyua. Shot in a fake documentary Continue Reading
Ghosts
YOKAI HYAKU MONOGATARI
YOKAI HYAKU MONOGATARI (“100 Monster Stories”) Production: Japan, 1968 Director: Yasuda Kimiyoshi Category: Horror One of the most bizarre Japanese films of the 60s, as a temple comes under siege by all the misshapen yokai (monsters) of Hell. The demons range from cute (one-eyed, one-legged umbrella-style prostitute monsters with 12-inch Continue Reading
UN TRANQUILLO POSTO DI CAMPAGNA
UN TRANQUILLO POSTO DI CAMPAGNA (“A Quiet Place In The Country”) Production: Italy, 1969 Director: Elio Petri Category: Madness/Ghosts Franco Nero and Vanessa Redgrave star as an artist, plagued by nightmares of strange, sadistic sex rites, and his lover who rent a house in the countryside. Nero becomes convinced that the Continue Reading
THE INNOCENTS
THE INNOCENTS Production: UK, 1961 Director: Jack Clayton Category: Ghosts Based on Henry James’ arid ghost novel The Turn Of The Screw, The Innocents was a surprisingly effective interpretation by Clayton, who had previously directed The Bespoke Overcoat (1956), a 33-minute ghost story adapted from Gogol. It would take Michael Winner Continue Reading